House majority leader Eric Cantor talked to an FBI official in late October about former CIA Director David Petraeus' involvement in an affair, a spokesman for the congressman told CNN Sunday.

Doug Heye said Cantor had a conversation with the whistleblower about the affair and the national security concerns involved in the matter.

The New York Times reported Saturday that on October 31, Cantor's chief of staff phoned the FBI to inform the agency about the call between the congressman and the FBI official. The Times reported Cantor learned of the whistleblower through Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Washington.

A spokeswoman for Reichert told CNN Sunday that the Times article was accurate but that the congressman had no further comment on his involvement in the case.

Petraeus' affair came to light when an FBI investigation looked into a complaint that his biographer, Paula Broadwell, was sending harassing e-mails to another woman close to the retired four-star general, a U.S. official told CNN Saturday.

Why would Cantor remain mum? Maybe he knows and likes Petraeus. Maybe he thought it was classified info. Maybe he thought disclosure would hurt the GOP if the public associates Petraeus more closely with Bush than Obama. Maybe all of the above.

No, he should have forced Petraeus to come clean before the election and let the people have all the information to form an opinion of Obama’s Administration. The FBI said they didn't find any “legal” issues so if Petraeus refused then yes, send it to the public.

Its absolutely amazing people are falling for this affair nonsense. The newspapers are actually writing stories about the discovery of this ridiculous affair as if it was some incredible crime uncovered.

These are the same newspapers that told you everyone lies about sex, it’s private, Bill Clinton is a hero, etc.

The risk of blackmail? Do you know that Bill Clinton told Monica that they were being taped and that the Israelis were going to blackmail him?? And no one cared.

Yeah the CIA is different. Do you honestly think no CIA directors, case officers, etc, have had affairs?

The affair wasn’t with a Red Chinese spy, it was with a West Point graduate war hero.

This whole thing is preposterous. Yes, he screwed up, but this was USED to ruin P at an opportune time.

Cantor should have referred this matter to the committees already having
Hearings on Benghazi . Betrayus and Broadboobs should have been put
Under oath behind closed doors and determined the truth.
That’s what should have been done. What Cantor did was pass the buck.
And I am sure Bonehead was aware, as well.
Bonehead and Cantor should be removed from their non- leadership posts.
Period.

I don’t know. Richard Nixon kicked McGovern’s behind in 1972 even though there seemed to be some kind of a problem. The Republicans thought they won a great victory. What they got was shellacked in the 1974 and 1976 elections and the joy of hearing about “Nixon and Watergate” every time they talk to a Democrat. I’m glad Cantor didn’t raise a fuss in late October. Obama has been setting the Middle East on fire to make money for himself and his buddies. If the Democrat voters, like the college professors and government employees, wake up and realize that Obama is just a Democrat grifter who starts wars and gets people killed so he can profit off it, it will kill the Democrat party.

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posted on 11/11/2012 11:46:52 AM PST
by blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")

Someone told Cantor something was going on. Cantor told the FBI. Completely appropriate. Do you think he should publicize all the crap people tell him everyday? Do you know how much nonsense these guys hear all the time?

Someone told Cantor something was going on. Cantor told the FBI. Completely appropriate. Do you think he should publicize all the crap people tell him everyday? Do you know how much nonsense these guys hear all the time?

You maybe right but Cantor’s spokesman needs to shut their mouth about what they knew then. Now that he said he knew before the election then we as the people have the right to know.
The info I have is that she exposed a CIA Prison.

She may have revealed something in a talk, that is not directly related to any affair. She was P’s biographer, etc. That stuff happens all the time and needs to be monitored.

Did P tell her stuff she was not supposed to know? That’s a different issue. All I’m reading about is ooooh, an affair! I’m not defending that either, I’m saying someone used this after the election and before his testimony, to get P out. Maybe P himself used it as an excuse. But certainly the timing on this is obvious.

Cantor should have referred this matter to the Benghzi committee hearings
That were ongoing. The committee, should have out Betrayus and Broadboobs
Under oath, BEHIND closed doors to determine the truth.
That’s what hearings are for. Especially closed door hearings.
All Cantor did was pass the buck. Failed leadership.

Obama classified it until after the election for political purposes and Cantor had to have known that. Cantor should have forced this to be disclosed before the election by forcing Petraeus to resign on the day he learned about it.

All Cantor knew...was that some idiot was sending threatening emails to some female citizen. The cops weren’t reacting, so he gave it to the FBI and they did what you’d expect...dig into what was going on. No one knew where this was going, until they unbundled our New York Times reporter’s email account and noticed emails to the general. You can imagine the shock on that technicians face when he finally figured out who she was having an affair with. As for Cantor? I doubt if the FBI ever went back to brief him on anything. He’s probably sitting there and shocked about how a simple request to the FBI went and caused this event to occur.

The New York Times reported Saturday that on October 31, Cantor's chief of staff phoned the FBI to inform the agency about the call between the congressman and the FBI official. The Times reported Cantor learned of the whistleblower through Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Washington.

That’s why you have hearings. To determine the truth.
There were ongoing hearings at the time.
Why didn’t Cantor refer this matter to closed door hearings to determine
If it was true? Where wasBonehead in all this? At the tanning salon?

Petraeus was doomed from the moment he fooled around but Cantor should have demanded answers the moment he found out, not a week later, after the election. If Cantor found out on Oct. 31 then he could have got all the info he needed to demand the resignation. It could have been done without disclosing classified info.

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